Election Name: | 1852 United States Senate special election in California |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Flag Image: | First Bear Flag of California (1846).svgborder |
Previous Election: | 1849 United States Senate elections in California |
Previous Year: | 1849 |
Next Election: | 1857 United States Senate election in California |
Next Year: | 1857 |
Election Date: | January 30, 1852 |
Votes For Election: | Majority vote of both houses needed to win |
1Blank: | Joint session |
2Blank: | Percentage |
Image1: | John Weller High Res (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | John B. Weller |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
1Data1: | 71 |
2Data1: | 80.68% |
Nominee2: | Pierson B. Reading |
Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
1Data2: | 17 |
2Data2: | 19.32% |
Senator | |
Before Election: | None (Legislature failed to elect) |
After Election: | John B. Weller |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1852 United States Senate special election in California was held on January 30, 1852, by the California State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator (Class 1) to represent the State of California in the United States Senate. Legislators had previously attempted to elect a Senator in 1851, but could not reach a majority for a single candidate. In a special joint session, former Democratic Congressman from Ohio John B. Weller was elected over previous Whig candidate for Governor Pierson B. Reading.[1]